Readers Rides

Larry’s 2018 LS3 Mazda MX-5 Chardon, Ohio.

I’ve had a number of cars over the years, but at 81 years old, I decided that I wanted a “show car”. Not one that you would see regularly at car shows, though; I wanted something so different that people would say “How did they do THAT?!”

When I saw a company in Colorado named “Flyin’ Miata’ was building Mazda Miatas with LS engines, I called and discussed what I wanted. I then bought a 2018 Mazda MX-5 and shipped it to Colorado. Approximately 6 months later, it was returned, but was no longer rated a 155 horsepower Mazda, but a 525 horsepower LS3 Chevy Performance Miata. It has a 6-spd Tremec Magnum Transmission, Wilwood Brakes, Camaro starter, new Hydo steering, Corvette clutch, custom dual fan radiator, Moroso aluminum oil pan and drive shaft, Fox suspension with Eibach coil overs.

It LOOKS like an MX-5, but when I drive into show with the mufflers open, heads turn and a crowd forms, waiting for me to open the hood. And yes, they all ask “How did they do THAT?!”

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